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This 6 minute video segment from Catalyst demonstrates some electron microscopes that are powerful enough to read a newspaper as far away as the moon and the many challenges in making this sort of power possible.
This resource is useful for year 9 and 10 science students because it addresses Science as a Human Endeavour from the Australian Curriculum. It describes how technology has changed our understanding of materials and enhanced our ability to solve problems in the fields of material science. This program provides an excellent explanation of how electron microscopes work, their history and some of their benefits.